Portal:Scotland/Selected quote/Week 40, 2013

... A bag of gravel is history to me, and .... will tell wondrous tales .... mind, a bag of gravel is worth a bag of gold ...
 * &mdash; James Hutton

... I had the chloroform for several days in the house before trying it .... The first night we took it, Dr Duncan, Dr Keith and I all tried it simultaneously, and were all 'under the table' in a minute or two ...
 * &mdash; Sir James Young Simpson